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Installation issues (How to install on Mac and Steam)

Ask here for help in installation and other technical troubles.

Before posting here, I suggest you read up on the READ_ME file and the PATCH NOTES in the mod (should be located in the main folder) for possible answer to your question.
Also keep attention on the notes when the installer is running.

HOW TO INSTALL ON MAC
(Thanks to Christophus for this guide)

This post contains information on how to get Lotr-tw working on ur Mac Osx 10.6.4 (might work on others too i havnt tried on any besides this )

(If Your Not a Mac Noob or if ur just stuck at how to start the game read the highlights (: XD )

What you need to do first..
1) Get a Legit Copy of RTW
2) Make sure u have Wine or Crossover Game
3) wrap the game with either so it works on ur Mac.

If you already have the game. (this is for lotr-tw v2.0 OB)

1) Download Lotr-tw (the .exe file will be named as 'LOTRTW_v2.ob_OB1.exe' )
2) Once downloaded, install the .exe file with crossover or wine.
3) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE RTW INSTALLED IN YOUR APPLICATIONS FOLDER.
...If you dont have it installed there your app will just bounce and quit, it will ....NOT play.
4) Make sure the address when you install it reads like
...Applications--> Rome-Total war (folder)

This folder contains ur Rome-tw, Alexander and BI game wrappers from where you start the game.

5) Make sure u make a copy of the Alexander folder in the data folder
(Applications --> Rome Total war --> data --> Alexander
6) After your done installing the .exe file to the Rome Total war folders you will get a ( Alexander folder --> lotrtw ) dont change anyting in that.
7) After you've copied the alexander folder from the data folder to a safe place forget about it you wont need it again (x (yes lotrtw gets addictive)
8) Overwrite alexander in the data folder with the one u got after installing the .exe file.
9) Now this is the part that counts :mrgreen: ..
10) Once the alexander file has been overwritten.. all you have to do is COPY ALL THE FILES IN alexander --> lotrtw .. and paste them in alexander
11) DONT DELETE ANYTING you need two copies as address reading is a pain for cidered games

12) Once you've pasted the files in alexander you will have the same files in both alexander and lotrtw but ofc there will be another folder lotrtw in the alexander folder.

Re: Troubleshooting Help

HOW TO INSTALL WITH STEAM
(Thanks to micah8224 for this guide)

Before you actually install the mod, the best thing to do is to update your game cache file through steam, to verify your game is working properly.
to do this, right click on your Alexander Total War game in the game list, hit properties, then click local files, and scroll down to verify integrity of game cache. let this finish its process then continue on...

now install the mod....*IMPORTANT!*
since each game is ran through steam they have their own independent folder. so, when you install the mod the folder should be

C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\rome total war alexander
this could be different on some computers i'm sure, but i think this should be the general location. find your steam program file, find the folder which holds your game files, and your alexander folder. *NOT YOUR ROME TOTAL WAR FOLDER!*

after installing the game to your alexander file, next right click on your alexander game in the steam game list, click properties and in the general tab lick 'Set Launch Options' as shown

next type in the mod info the instructions give you, -mod:alexander/lotrtw in the space provided...

after doing that click ok, close out properties, then right click on your Alexander Total War game, and hit launch game. it should work for you then

if you have any problems feel free to post here. i'll try to help you out. enjoy this great mod!

Re: Troubleshooting Help

The readme is named Lotrtw_Readme_v2.08.txt.

How to activate Spanish or Italian traduction, as well as other mini-mods like "0 recruitment times":

1. Execute the program JSGME.exe (Jonesoft Generic Mod Enabler)
2. Select the traduction or mod in the window "Available Mods" and click button ">" until it is moved to "Activated Mods"
3. Then you can close the Generic Mod Enabler. Or to use the button "<<" to return to original version.

Re: Troubleshooting Help

Someguy at ModDB asked this

"First I just want to say that I love it! But I'm having a problem, I'm playing as the noldor elves and I must be up to something like the 181st turn and it keeps crashing whenever I click the button to end my turn. I've tried starting new games with other races and they work fine. I was wondering if you could help me? I was really excited too as I just gained the ability to train the really powerful elves with the gold armour at the grey havens."

Got any clue for what may cause this, perhaps related with the 'reform'?

Last edited by Wulfburk; February 07, 2011 at 12:06 PM.

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Re: Troubleshooting Help

Heyy I got your mod a while ago, and what i'v played of it, it's fantastic, one of the best! But I have a big problem, for some reason I can no longer play campaign, It CTD just as the campaign map loads, I'v tried your tips on how too stop it. (Deleting the advice & map.rvm files) But it hasn't worked!

Re: Troubleshooting Help

I don't have steam, but I guess you need to install patch 2.08 at same place that you installed 2.0, where rome total war files are placed.
It should be something like:
C:\Steam\steamapps\common\rome total war alexander\

Re: Troubleshooting Help

Ok so i am new at this and please bare with me. I bought and the downloaded versions of RTW and RTW ALX. on amazon, the I downloaded the lotr 2.0 first then the 2.08 patch. It says to click on the icon that it creates after the 2.08 patch. when i do the opening picture shows up i hear a ding and it just freezes right there. If i push any button the picture goes away and my screen kinda fashes and i go straight back to my desktop page. So then i tried down loading steam and following its instructions, but since i did not get the games on steam i do not have the same options as shown in you example. im stuck and frustrated BC i got the games only to play the LOTR MOD. what am i doing wrong and can you help me. Also i have a PC with windows 7, just so you know.

Re: Troubleshooting Help

Verify that you install both 2.0 and 2.08 in your RomeTW folder. When the installer ask you for the destination, choose manually your RomeTW folder, the one where it is placed the file RomeTW-ALX.exe.
It is harder to install mods over steam or mac versions, that is why there are specific tutorials for them in this topic. The installation with your downloaded version over windows7 should be straight forward.

Re: Troubleshooting Help

There are two folders on my desktop. 1 is RTW with RTW Barbarian Invasion, The 2 folder is the RTW ALX. I can play both games but neither folder have a file that is specifically ROMETW-ALX.exe. I have downloaded both 2.0 and 2.08 to the RTW Folder multiple times and can download it again from that folder as well since the download app is in the folder. There are a bunch of lotr files in RTW Folder including the one that you double click on to start the game, however all it does is make my screen flicker and give me a beep. I have followed both the 2.0 and 2.08 instructions and both get me to the intro picture then freeze and i have to exit out.

Re: Troubleshooting Help (How to install on Mac and Steam)

I have steam, I also installed the new patch.
The game works, I just have a few problems.
One is when I am on the battlefield sometimes my units move in a very odd manner. i.e. telling them to run to point A and the will turn around, walk, walk somewhere else, maybe eventually run, etc.

Also, I was playing the wildmen, I took an orc city, I could then recruit orc units in that city.

Re: Troubleshooting Help (How to install on Mac and Steam)

Sorry me the late answer, but I'm not sure how to help you, tminto.
I did not know that the downloaded version of AlexanderTW installs the game in a different folder than RTW.

The first thing I'd test is to install the lotrtw mod in the RTW-ALX folder. Which file do you use to launch the AlexTW game? It is named "ROMETW-ALX.exe" in most installations. If it is a shortcut, right click it and select properties to see the destination.
Is there a folder named "/data/" and another folder named "/alexander/" inside the RTW-ALX folder?